Dialogue. It's something we wish students would use purposefully inside of a piece of writing. Too often, when our students do write with dialogue, it sounds like this: "Hi," I said. "Hi," my sister said. "What do you want to do today?" I said. "I don't know," she said. "Let's go to the park," I… Continue reading Making Characters Talk
Month: November 2009
Speaking to Me.
These words are speaking to my soul tonight. I'm planning to use them in a workshop I'm leading tomorrow. Students such as these walk into your classrooms in every size, shape, and color. You can't know their histories because their only control is control of their secrets. You are asked to create a safe enough… Continue reading Speaking to Me.
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Share Your Slices
Happy Election Day! Whether you're teaching today, attending professional development (I'm personally leading a session on conferring, so I'll be posting my Slice later today.), or have the day off, please remember to get out and vote!
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Allowing Words to Hang in the Air
At the Basic Workshop Training there is always time for Adult Writing. Yesterday, I shared one way to help get students writing is to read aloud a well-written text (a poem, picture book, or novel excerpt) and then allow the words "to hang in the air" while everyone silently picks up their pens and begins to… Continue reading Allowing Words to Hang in the Air
